Government's chief scientific adviser defends decision to keep schools open amid coronavirus outbreak
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has defended the decision to keep schools in the UK open as other countries, including Ireland, have shut them down due to coronavirus.
Asked why the UK has delayed shutting down schools, Sir Patrick said a closure now 'would see educational establishments shut down for many months'.
He said it was not yet clear if any children have transmitted coronavirus and that if they were infected, most only experience mild symptoms. "Because of the nature of this disease and the way it spreads and its duration, we would have to close schools for many months, not just a few weeks," he told LBC. "Schools would need to be shut for a very prolonged period. "Children, of course, aren't going
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